Attachment for horseshoes.



PATENTED JAN. 2, 1906.

J. P. GEGNER. ATTACHMENT. FOR HORSBSHOES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1905.

INVENTOH J/zzz l? Q'eyzzer A ITORNEVS JOHN PAULIS GEGNER, OF SAFFDUSKY, OHIO.

ATTACHMENT FOR HORSESHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1906.

Application filed May 16, 1905. Serial No. 260,687.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN PAULIS GEGNER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Sandusky, in the county of Erie and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved which may be readily applied without necessitating the drilling of holes or the removal of any part of the hoof, the purpose of the attachment being to provide the shoe with additional calks to increase the holding effect of the shoe.

The invention is especially useful in the winter season to prevent horses from slipping on icy roadways.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and definitely set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a bottom plan showing a horseshoe to which my invention has been applied. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a central section showing a portion of the device removed, and Fig. 4 is a central transverse section. 7

Referring more particularly to the parts, 1 represents the body of the shoe, which is of common form, having the usual heel-calks 2 and a toe-calk 3.

In applying my invention I provide a calkcarrier 4, which comprises a bow 5 of horseshoe form, which is bent so as to conform nicely, as indicated, to the shape and size of the inner edge of the shoe 1. At the forward portion of the shoe, as indicated in Fig. 3, the upper edge of this bow, which. consists, preferably, of a steel band, is substantially flush with the upper face of the shoe. At the toe this bow 5 is formed with a downwardlyprojecting toe-calk 6, which preferably inclines slightly forwardly, as indicated, presenting a sharp lower edge 7. As shown in Fig. 4, this toe-calk 6 extends transversely of the shoe and constitutes a stout blade, the edge of which is adapted to grip the roadway as the horse advances. The upper portio of the toe-calk 6 is enlarged forwardly, so as to present a shoulder 8 which rests agalnst the under face of the shoe 1, as indicated. At points near the heels of the shoe the rear portion of the calk-carrier 4 is bent around so as to form rearwardly-projecting heel calks or spurs 8, the shanks 9 of the said spurs being substantially straight, as shown, and lying adjacent to the outer edges of the heel extensions 10 of the shoe. These spurs 8 are 1ntegral with the body of the calk-carrier and are formed by splitting the blank from which the calkcarrier is made and bending a portion thereof outwardly and rearwardly, so as to form a bight or curve 11 at the forward portion of each spur. The upper faces of these spurs 8 rest against the under faces of the heel extensions, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 3. Near their bases the spurs are reinforced in thickness, so as to form ribs 12, which extend throughout the length of the spurs, as shown. Below these ribs the material of the spurs is drawn downwardly, so as to form sharp cutting edges 13. It will be observed that these edges extend not only throughout the shanks of the spurs, but that they pass also under the bights 11. As ind1- cated most clearly in Fig. 1, the toe-calk 6 is of such length that. the extremities project beyond the bow 5 on each side. The upper face of the toe-calk constitutes a continuation of the aforesaid shoulder 8 which was described above as lying against the under face of the shoe, as indicated in Fig. 3.

In order to secure the calk-carrier to the shoe 1, I provide a pair of oppositely-disposed saddles 14, the form whereof is very clearly illustrated in Fig. '1. They present rounded outer edges conforming to the line of curvature of the shoe, and these outer edges are formed with grooves or channels 15, which are adapted to receive the inner edge of the shoe, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 4. The grooves are of sufficient depth to enable the bow 5 of the calk-carrier to be received therein, as shown. The saddles 14 are preferably provided with necks 16, which project toward each other, and one of these necks is provided with a longitudinal bore 17, which bore extends transversely of the horseshoe, as shown. The opposite saddle is formed with a threaded stem 18, which is preferably formed integrally with the saddle, and this stem is loose in the bore 17, as indicated. Upon the stem 18 a clampingnut is provided, which may be screwed up against the end 20 of one of the necks 16, so as to force the saddles apart, as will be readily understood, and a check-nut 21 is employed which is screwed tight against the nut 19, so as to clamp the parts securely against accidental displacement.

Attention is called to the fact that in applying my attachment to an ordinary horseshoe, such as that shown, no fastening de vices such as nails are required, and the attachment may be readily removed when de sired. When the attachment is in position, it evidently increases very much the holding power of the shoe. The form of the spurs 8 is considered highly advantageous, especially as respects the bights 11 of the forward parts thereof, because a portion of these bights is disposed more or less transversely to the direction of the force acting upon the shoe.

In practice each attachment will be made to fit two sizes of front shoes and two sizes of hind shoes. If by any accident the toe-calk should break, the saddles 14 would still operate to hold the (talk-carrier body and the rear calks in position.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. An attachment for a horseshoe, consisting of a bow adapted to be applied to the inner edge of said shoe and carrying calks, saddles adapted to grip said bow at opposite 'sides of said shoe, affording means for securing said boW to said shoe, and a connection between said saddles for forcing the same apart.

2. An attachment for a horseshoe, comprising a bow conforming substantially to the inner edge of the shoe, said bow having extensions projecting below said shoe at the rear portion thereof, said extensions being bent outwardly and rearwardly to form calks with curved forward portions and rearwardlyprojecting spurs, the upper edges of said calks resting against the under face of said shoe, and means for securing said bow to said shoe.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN PAULIS GEGNER.

Witnesses:

ADAM J. SMITH, C. FABER DONAHUE. 

